It has been described as ‘Fight Club Online’. It’s the latest violent viral craze. To most people it’s known as Punch 4 Punch. It can have tragic consequences. One man – a 23-year-old father – has died this summer from participating in a pursuit that appears to have dethroned NekNominate as the latest unfathomable internet...Read More

Are they a troublemaker? Or might they have mental health needs that have never been met? Could YOU tell the difference? Could the teacher? Should the child be stigmatised, written off and excluded? Or might this be a problem that is rooted in misunderstanding and one that can, with the correct support, be solved? Could...Read More

How often? For how long? These are questions we pose having just read a report from Public Health England suggesting that spending too much time online can lead to certain mental health issues. Young people – children and teenagers – are at the greatest risk. This is a problem that not enough people – in...Read More

It’s going to be, according to organisers, ‘the biggest fight against bullying that Europe has ever seen’. It’s called The Big March and it’s a demonstration that will take a stand against a growing problem. M&C Saatchi have created a powerful film to promote The Big March, an online protest that BeatBullying, the international bullying...Read More

This is normal – a fact of life. Yet anxiety, like the people it affects, comes in different shapes and sizes and not everyone is equipped to cope. It is a much misunderstood problem and something that ranks amongst the most-common mental health issues around. For this reason, we’re pleased that anxiety has been chosen...Read More

Year Six SATs. Year Eleven GCSEs. Year Thirteen A-Levels. The Summer Term is here. It’s the Business End of the academic calendar. Young people are, as a result, under increasing pressure to perform and, as we’ve discussed in previous posts, this can manifest itself in countless different ways. Exam stress – and the problems it...Read More

Child abuse comes in all different forms. Neglect. Physical. Sexual. Emotional. None is acceptable, all are abhorrent. Yet until recent days, the fourth form on that list – emotional abuse – wasn’t, amongst the general population, at least, considered to be as serious as the others. This is a misconception that has been challenged in...Read More

Consider the following….  Autism is a condition that’s exclusive to children.  Autism is rare.  You can tell if someone has Autism just by looking at them. People with Autism are geniuses.  If you’re Autistic, you don’t understand humour.  Autistic people can’t learn new skills. People with Autism don’t want to make friends. Everyone understands Autism,...Read More

For most of us, this will be a familiar feeling, a common concept and something we’re able to relate to. It’s no secret that with age comes experience, knowledge and information that couldn’t be more important in forming the decisions that shape our days. In life, there are lessons to learn and such an education...Read More

Children need boundaries and discipline to be happy. In parenting circles, not everyone agrees. This, in our opinion, is a major mistake. Bringing up children is a difficult job – and different people have different strategies. This is fine as long as the fundamental building blocks are put in place. Neglect the foundations, however, and...Read More